Shareholder activism reached new highs in 2015, but that trend
may not continue.

Analysts at Moody's believe activism may "level off" and
"possibly decline in 2016." The report focuses specifically on
North American nonfinancial corporates.

Moody's says factors that may slow investor activism include
"declines in activist hedge fund inflows and the number of
attractive targets, as well as the possibility of higher US
interest rates."

A decline is already being seen, with the third quarter
delivering $121.8 billion in activist hedge fund assets
under management (AUM), according to Hedge Fund Research. That's
down from $129.6 billion in the second quarter.

Rapid revenue and profit growth are more likely to be achieved
when a company's leadership adopts a strong digital
initiative.

A global PwC report asked survey respondents how they define
"digital." Most respondents define it as activities related
to technology innovation. Others define digital as business-wide
tech investments with customer-facing tech activities or as
synonymous with information technology (IT).

Regardless of how the term is defined, the study found that
organizations with a high digital IQ are twice as likely to
achieve rapid revenue growth compared to competitors who have not
adopted a digital first strategy.

The study defines 10 attributes that companies must have to lead
with digital.